Judges 17:10

Translations

Modern

“Stay with me,” Micah said to him, “and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your provisions.” So the Levite went in

Traditional

And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.

Literal

And Micah said to him, “Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give to you ten shekels of silver for the days, and a suit of clothes, and your sustenance.” And the Levite went in.

Latin

Dixitque Michas: Mane apud me, et esto mihi parens ac sacerdos: daboque tibi per annos singulos decem argenteos, ac vestem duplicem, et quæ ad victum sunt necessaria.

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Hebrew

English

“Stay with me,” Micah said to him, “and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your provisions.” So the Levite went in

Notes

Judges 17:1–21:25

These two epilogues (Judges 17–18 and 19–21) show that inspired but unstructured leadership cannot last. As society moved toward chaos and civil war, the phrase, In those days there was no king in Israel appears four times. The phrase, everyone did what was right in his own eyes is added twice (Judges 17:6; 18:1; 19:1; 21:25). The era of inspired leadership declined and ended in disorder. Something important was missing.

Theme notes and profiles

Social Chaos in Judges

Measurements

ten shekels of silver: About 4 oz (114 g)

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…and agreed to stay with him, and the young man became like a son to Micah.
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Judges 18:19–20
“Be quiet,” they told him. “Put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?”
2 Kings 13:14
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And everyone left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a morsel of bread, pleading, “Please appoint me to some priestly office so that I can eat a piece of bread.”’”

People

Levi: Son of Jacob; progenitor of the Levites Micah: A man from Ephraim who set up idolatrous worship

Glossary

Idols, Idolatry Jonathan Judges, Book of Micah (Person) Minerals and Metals Priests and Levites

Topics

Christian Minister: Jonathan Father: An Idolatrous Title of Priests Jonathan: A Levite of Bethlehem, Who Becomes a Priest for Micah Money: Pieces of Mentioned: Shekel of Silver

Judges 17:10

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